The Water Is Wide by Traditional Small Ensemble - Sheet Music
By TraditionalFolk songs have always had a special place in music. Pleasing melodies, singable lyrics, and a lasting message are some of the factors that make folk songs endure, and the English folk song The Water Is Wide (also known as O Waly, Waly) is no exception. Dating to the seventeenth century, The Water Is Wide has been a consistently popular folk song due to its bittersweet lyrics and poignant melody. The Water Is Wide has been recorded in many ways, by many artists, including famous Irish tenor Anthony Kearns, as well as Bob Dylan and James Taylor. This arrangement of The Water Is Wide features a simple melody in the flute that evolves as the piece progresses, and an interesting piano part that is full of lush harmonies. This folk song is ideal for use at a competition, as a concert or recital piece, or at church.
Details
Summary
- Instrument:
- Piano Flute Solo
- Ensembles:
- Small Ensemble
- Genres:
- Traditional
- Composers:
- Traditional
- Publishers:
- Eighth Note Publications
- UPC:
- 685462006434
- ISBN:
- 9781554731510
- Format:
- Part
- Item types:
- Physical
- Artist:
- Traditional
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Size:
- 9 x 12 inches
- Shipping Weight:
- 0.31 pounds
Detailed Description
SKU: AP.81-F2765
Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Matt Neufeld. Series; Solo; Solo Small Ensembles; Woodwind - Flute Solo. Eighth Note Publications. Traditional. Part(s). Duration 00:02:30. Eighth Note Publications #81-F2765. Published by Eighth Note Publications (AP.81-F2765).ISBN 9781554731510. UPC: 685462006434. 9 x 12 inches. English. Traditional.
Folk songs have always had a special place in music. Pleasing melodies, singable lyrics, and a lasting message are some of the factors that make folk songs endure, and the English folk song The Water Is Wide (also known as O Waly, Waly) is no exception. Dating to the seventeenth century, The Water Is Wide has been a consistently popular folk song due to its bittersweet lyrics and poignant melody. The Water Is Wide has been recorded in many ways, by many artists, including famous Irish tenor Anthony Kearns, as well as Bob Dylan and James Taylor.
This arrangement of The Water Is Wide features a simple melody in the flute that evolves as the piece progresses, and an interesting piano part that is full of lush harmonies. This folk song is ideal for use at a competition, as a concert or recital piece, or at church.
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- Artists:
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- Ensemble:
- Small Ensemble
- Publisher:
- Eighth Note Publications